Is Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game runs great on the Steam Deck.
Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 11 reports. As a casual game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation
- Developer
- Wētā Workshop
- Publisher
- Fictions
- Release
- July 29, 2025
- Price
- $34.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770, 4 GB or AMD Radeon R9 270X, 4 GB or Intel Arc A580, 8 GB
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Details: 1080p Very Low @ 30 FPS
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: Intel Core i5-10600 or AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, 8 GB or AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT, 12 GB
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Details: 1080p High @ 60 FPS
Is Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 11 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game playable on Steam Deck?
Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it <strong>Steam Deck Verified</strong>. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 11 reports.
›Is Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game get on Steam Deck?
We don't publish a single FPS figure — framerate depends on your settings, the scene and your TDP limit. Valve reports good performance with the default settings.
›How long does the battery last playing Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game on Steam Deck?
Battery life isn't fixed — it depends on your brightness, TDP cap and framerate target, typically landing anywhere from 2 to 6 hours on the Steam Deck. We don't have a measured figure for Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game specifically.
›Can you play Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game on Steam Deck?
Yes. Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game?
Yes — Valve reports that Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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